Court win for Monsanto beets

SUBHEAD: GMOs are again steamrolling their way through our legal system. Federal court overturns order to destroy GMO beets.By Sarah Novak on 5 March 2011 for Treehugger - (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/03/california-court-overturns-order-to-destroy-gmo-beets.php)Image above: Field of GMO beets. From original article.It seems that GMOs are again steamrolling their way through our legal

Environmentalist going to prison

SUBHEAD: Climate activist Tim DeChristopher convicted on two felony counts for disrupting a Bush rigged federal land auction.By Brian Merchant on 3 March 2011 for Treehugger - (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/03/climate-activist-tim-dechristopher-convicted-felonies.php)Image above: Photo of Tim DeChristopher. From (http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kuer/news/news.newsmain/article/184/0/

Giant Brazil Dam Blocked

SUBHEAD: Construction of Belo Monte Dam in Amazon delayed by judge on environmental gounds.Image above: Protest of indigenous people along Amazon River to be affected by dam. From original article.After decades of protests against what would be the world's third largest hydroelectric facility, Brazilian officials finally approved construction on the controversial dam at Belo Monte just one month

Wisconsin's Tunisia Moment

SUBHEAD: At long last, resentment against the economic crisis is beginning to find its natural home, the financial elites and their Republican allies.By Robert Kuttner on 20 February 2011 for Huffington Post -(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-kuttner/wisconsins-tunisia-moment_b_825738.html)Image above: Wisconsin protests continue. Many scheduled for tomorrow. From (http://

End of GMOs in wildlife refuges

SUBHEAD: Fish & Wildlife Service pulls GMO crops from wildlife refuges in the U.S. Northeast.By Rachel Cernanski on 17 February 2011 for4 TreeHugger - (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/01/fish-wildlife-service-pulls-gmo-crops-wildlife-refuges-us-northeast.php)Image above: GMO corn growing in wildlife refuge. From original article.As part of a lawsuit settlement, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife

Democrats flee Wisconsin Governor

SUBHEAD:Troopers were sent to find the fleeing lawmakers and Gov. Walker hinted that the National Guard would fill in for missing union workers.By Lila Shapiro on 17 February 2011 for Huffington Post - (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/17/wisconsin-protests-scott-walker-police_n_824697.html)Image above: Union members and their supporters gather at the Wisonsin State House. From (http://

WikiLeaks & Manning - Not Connected!

SUBHEAD: Julian Assange has held he had no contact with Bradley Manning prior to reading his name in a magazine.By staff on 24 January 2011 for Huffington Post - (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/24/bradley-manning-wikileaks-_n_813445.html)Image above: Demonstration supporting Bradley Manning and accusing military of mistreating him. From (http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/01/

'Net Worth Individuals' Bombshell

SUBHEAD: Swiss whistleblower Rudolf Elmer to hand over 'massive potential tax evasion' secrets of rich to WikiLeaks.By Ed Vulliamy on 16 January 2011 for the Guardian - (http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jan/16/swiss-whistleblower-rudolf-elmer-banks)Image above: Elmer Rudolf in Mauritias. From original article.The offshore bank account details of 2,000 "high net worth individuals" and

Crucial court loss for banks

SUBHEAD: Massachusetts Superior Court hands foreclosure loss to U.S. Bancorp and Wells Fargo.By John Weidlich on 7 January 2011 for Bloomberg News -(http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-07/us-bancorp-wells-fargo-lose-pivotal-massachusetts-foreclosure-case.html)Image above: Office of Wells Fargo Bank. From (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/29/madoff-cost-wells-fargo-millions/).U.S.

WikiLeaks & the 1st Amendment

SUBHEAD: The bottom line is this: The proposed SHIELD Act, to mute press freedom, is plainly unconstitutional.Image above: WWI enlistment poster suggesting that going to war was better than reading the paper. From (http://www.phawker.com/2010/12/13/the-awful-truth-about-the-espionage-act-of-1917/). NAOMI WOLF: The Espionage Act was crafted in 1917 — because President Woodrow Wilson wanted a war

Tortured Until Guilty!

SUBHEAD: The placement of human beings in solitary confinement is not a measure of their depravity. It is a measure of our own.By Lynn Parramore on 31 December 2010 in Huffington Post - (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lynn-parramore/tortured-until-proven-gui_b_803018.html)Image above: Bradley Manning in a happier moment before solitary in Quantico brig. From (http://www.observer.com/2010/politics/

Marijuana Case Jury 'Mutiny'

SUBHEAD: In his nearly 30 years as a Montana prosecutor and judge, he's never seen anything like it.By Staff on 22 December 2010 in Huffington Post - (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/22/montana-jury-marijuana-mutiny_n_800074.html)Image above: "In Weed We Trust" emblem. From (http://addictionrecoveryhope.com/archives/marijuana-legalization).A marijuana mutiny? According to a prosecutor in

Case for Hawaiian Sovereignty

SUBHEAD: Sai versus Obama, et al - Hawaii's legal case against the United States of America.By Jon Letman on 13 December 2010 for TruthOut.org - (http://www.truth-out.org/sai-v-obama-et-al-hawaiis-legal-case-against-united-states65850)Image above: "Fake State" demonstration in Lihue on "50th Anniversary" of Hawaiian statehood with participation the the Reinstated Nation of Hawaii. Photo by

Support for Julian Assange

SUBHEAD: Julian Assange is free on bail in England after worldwide support from many people.By AP Staff on 16 December 2010 for Huffington Post - (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/16/julian-assange-released-w_n_797741.html)Image above: Julian Assange. From (http://www.openculture.com/2010/12/profiles_of_wikileaks_founder_julian_assange.html).WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been released

No Bail for Julian Assange

SUBHEAD: Sweden's "Sex by Surprise" is heart of case against WikiLeaks Julian Assange who is in London in jail without bail.By C. Vinograd & R. G. Satter on 7 December 2010 for the AP - (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/07/julian-assange-arrested-w_n_792956.html)Image above: Julian Assange and accuser, Ann Ardin in mash-up graphic on web. From (http://javabutik.com/wikileaks-sex-scandal-case

Got WikiLeaks?

SUBHEAD: Just in case you don't have access to WikiLeaks, due to ongoing cyberattacks, you can try some of these links.Image above: Covers of the rumor rag "Confidential" from the 50s-60s. "Tells the Facts and Names the Names". From (http://www.annehelenpetersen.com/?p=1805).[Editor's note: This listing of links was found at http://primarypad.com/wikileaks]Official-IP's http://213.251.145.96/

WikiLeaks faces Cablegate heat

SUBHEAD: It's pretty sad when Pravda is lecturing the US on free speech, tolerance and respect for human rights.By Steve Ragan on 4 December 2010 in The Tech Herald - (http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/201048/6505)Image above: Julian Assange on the cover of Time Magazine. From (http://www.time.com/time/covers/europe/0,16641,20101213,00.html)It’s been a long week for the whistle-blowing

McCain weasels out on DADT

SUBHEAD: 92 percent of troops said that repealing the ban would not undermine their unit's ability to work together.By Aaron Belkin on 2 December 2010 for Huffington Post - (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aaron-belkin/mccain-to-military-f____y_b_791271.html)Image above: Detail of mashup of John McCain in bed with Neil Patrick Harris. From (http://www.freakingnews.com/

Why Prosecute WikiLeaks?

SUBHEAD: No media outlet has been successfully charged for what WikiLeaks does, and it's site is under attack.UPDATE: WikiLeaks has struggled back online and can now be accessed at its direct IP address (http://213.251.145.96/). We discovered this address at NetworkWorld.com (http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/120310-wikleaks-struggles-back-online-at.html?hpg1=bn) The leaked cables database is

Freedom of speech or criminality

SUBHEAD: Republicans rant but WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange lurks beyond he reach of U.S. law.Image above: Congressman Peter King (R-NY) is asking for terrorist charges against Julian Assange. From (http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/275646).By Ann Woolner on 1 December 2010 for Bloomberg News -()Attorney General Eric Holder wants us all to know that the Justice Department has begun a